v  //^Constitution,  By=Laws, 

m? acuity  Rules   and 

Ohio  Conference  Rules 

Governing  the 

ATHLETIC 

ASSOCIATION 

of  the 

Ohio  State  University 


In   Force    January    1st,    1907 


CONSTITUTION 

BY-LAWS 

FACULTY  RULES  and 

OHIO  CONFERENCE  RULES 


GOVERNING  THE 


ATHLETIC 

ASSOCIATION 


OF  THE 


Ohio  State  University 


In  Force  January  1,   1907 


Press  ofiFred.  J.  Heer 


INDEX. 


Athletic   Board    9 

Amendments     10-19 

Athletic  Field    17 

Captains,   Election   of 12 

Committees     13 

Contracts     16 

Correspondence     16 

Faculty  Rules  Regarding  Athletics 20 

Membership    4 

Meetings    4-lf> 

Manager,    Student    8 

Money,   Appropriation   of 15 

Object    4 

Officers     5-11 

Officers,   Election  and  Appointment  of...  5 

Officers,  Duties  of  11 

Quorum     5 

Reserve   Fund    17 

Rules   of  the   Ohio   Athletic  Conference.  .  22 

Substitutes   Accompanying  Teams 15 

Supervision   and  Control  of  Athletics....  20 

Training    Table    15 

'Varsity    "O"    18 


CONSTITUTION- 


ARTICLE  I. 

NAME. 

This  organization  shall  be  known  as  the 
ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE 
OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY. 

ARTICLE,  II. 

OBJECT.. 

The  object  of  this  Association  shall  be  to 
promote  all  the  legitimate  interests  of  the  Ohio 
State  University. 

ARTICLE   III. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

All  Faculty  and  Alumni  Members  of  the 
Athletic  Board  as  hereinafter  provided  for, 
and  all  students  and  Varsity  "O"  men  hold- 
ing membership  tickets  issued  by  the  Athletic 
Board  shall  be  members  of  the  Association  for 
the  period  covered  by  their  tickets. 

ARTICLE   IV. 

MEETINGS. 

Meetings  of  this  Association  shall  be  called 
by  the  president  of  the  Association  at  the  re- 
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quest  of  the  Athletic  Board  or  of  fifty  mem- 
bers. Public  notice  of  such  meetings  must  be 
given  not  less  than  three  days  in  advance'  of 
said  meetings. 

ARTICLE  V. 

QUORUM. 

Fifty    members    shall    constitute    a    quorum. 
ARTICLE  VI. 

OFFICERS. 

The  officers  of  this  Association  (to  be  elected 
as  hereinafter  provided)  shall  consist  of  a 
president,  secretary,  treasurer  and  the  athletic 
board,  composed  of  three  members  of  the  Uni- 
versity faculty,  three  resident  alumni,  the 
secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  four 
students,  three  of  whom  shall  be  respectively, 
the  student  managers  of  the  football,  base- 
ball and  track  athletic  teams.  The  fourth 
student  member  shall  be  secretary  of  both  the 
Association   and   the    Athletic   Board. 

ARTICLE    VII. 

ELECTION     AND     APPOINTMENT     OF     OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  Eligibility.  —  Only  members  of 
the  Association  shall  be  eligible  as  candidates 
for  office.  Lapse  of  membership  in  the  Asso- 
ciation during  term  of  office  shall  be  consid- 
ered as  a  resignation  from  such  office.  (Any 
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interim  between  the  running  out  of  tickets  for 
one  term  and  the  placing  on  sale  of  tickets  for 
the  next  shall  not  be  deemed  lapse  of  member- 
ship.) 

Section  2.  Hoiv  elections  to  be  conducted. 
—  All  elections  shall  be  by  ballot  and  shall  be 
under  the  control  of  a  committee  consisting  of 
the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Associa- 
tion, together  with  as  many  members  of  the 
Association  as  there  are  fcandidates,  each  can- 
didate being  entitled  to  appoint  one  member. 
Notices  of  all  elections  shall  be  posted  ten 
days  in  advance  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Asso- 
ciation. 

Nominations  of  candidates  for  the  vacant 
offices  must  be  handed  in  writing  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Association  not  later  than  five 
days  prior  to  the  election,  said  nominations 
to  be  signed  by  not  less  than  25  members  of 
the  Association.  The  official  list  of  candidates 
and  the  hours  and  place  of  balloting,  signed 
by  the  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Associa- 
tion, shall  be  posted  three  days  prior  to  the 
election.  The  polls  shall  be  open  not  less  than 
two  hours.  The  Secretary  snail  keep  a  list 
of  the  names  of  those  voting.  Any  question 
as  to  the  eligibility  of  voters  shall  be  re- 
ferred to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Athletic  Asso- 
ciation  for    decision. 

A  plurality  vote  shall  elect.  The  result  of 
the  ballot,  signed  by  the  President  and  Sec- 
retary of  the  Association  shall  be  posted  as 
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soon  as  the  votes  are  counted.  In  case  of  fail- 
ure to  elect,  the  vacancy  shall  be  rilled  by  the 
Athletic   Board. 

Section  3.  The  President.  —  The  President 
of  the  Athletic  Board  shall  be  uex-officio" 
President  of  the  Association. 

Section  4.  The  Secretary.  —  The  Secretary 
of  the  Association  shall  be  elected  annually 
in  the  month  of  May. 

Section  5.  The  Treasurer.  —  The  Treas- 
urer shall  be  a  resident  alumnus,  appointed 
annually  by  the  Board,  either  from  its  own 
members  or  from  other  resident  alumni.  Be- 
fore assuming  his  duties  he  shall  be  required 
to  give  bond  to  the  Board  of  Directors  in  the 
sum  of  $1,000  with  sureties  to  the  satisfaction 
of  said  Board. 

Section  6.  Faculty  members  of  the  Ath- 
letic Board.  —  The  Faculty  members  of  the 
Board  shall  be  elected  by  the  Faculty. 

Section  7.  Alumni  Members  of  the  Ath- 
letic Board.  —  The  alumni  members  of  the 
Board  shall  be  elected  by  the  Alumni  Associa- 
tion. 

Section  8.  Student  Members  of  the  Ath- 
letic Board.  Student  members  of  the  Athletic 
Board  shall  be  elected  by  the  student  members 
of  the  Association. 

Any  vacancy  among  the  student  members  of 

the   Board  shall  be  filled  at  a  meeting  of  the 

student    members    of    the    Association,    public 

notice  of  the  date  and  object  of  which  meet- 

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ing  must  be  given  one  week  in  advance.  The 
student  elections  thus  made  shall  be  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  Athletic  Board. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

STUDENT    MANAGERS. 

Section  1.  Track  Athletic  Team.  —  An  as- 
sistant student  manager  of  the  Track  Ath- 
letic Team  shall  be  elected  annually  by  the 
student  members  of  the  Association,  In  the 
month  of  October;  said  assistant  student 
manager  upon  approval  of  the  Board,  to  be 
student  manager  for  the  ensuing  year,  assum- 
ing his  duties  as  student  manager  on  the  Sat- 
urday preceding  Commencement. 

Section  2.  Base  Ball  Team.  —  An  assistant 
student  manager  of  the  base  ball  team  shall 
be  similarly  elected  in  the  month  of  January, 
and  shall  upon  approval  of  the  Board,  be- 
come student  manager  for  the  ensuing  year, 
assuming  his  duties  as  student  manager  on 
the  Saturday  preceding  Commencement. 

Section  3.  Foot  Ball  Team.  —  An  assist- 
ant student  manager  of  the  foot  ball  team  shall 
be  similarly  elected  in  the  month  of  May,  and 
shall,  upon  the  subsequent  approval  by  the 
Board  become  student  manager,  assuming  the 
duties  of  student  manager  on  the  first  day  of 
December  next  following. 

Section  4.  Graduate  Manager.  —  The  Ath- 
letic Board  shall  have  the  power  to  appoint  as 


Graduate  Manager  of  any  of  the  teams  such 
an  individual  as  in  their  judgment  is  capable 
of  performing  the  duties  belonging  to  the  po- 
sition and  to  pay  for  services  well  rendered, 
an  equitable  compensation.  When  such  a 
manager  is  appointed  both  the  student  and  as- 
sistant student  managers  shall  act  as  assist- 
ants to  the  graduate  manager.     (See  Note.) 

ARTICLE   IX. 

POWERS    AND    DUTIES    OF   OFFICERS. 

The  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Association  shall  perform,  such  duties  as 
usually  devolve  upon  such  officers.  The  Treas- 
urer shall  keep  separate  accounts  for  each  of 
the  branches  of  athletics.  He  shall  also  have 
sole  charge  of  the  printing  and  selling  of 
tickets  and  the  receipt  of  same  at  all  contests 
on   the  home  grounds. 

Note:  The  duties  to  be  performed  by  the  Grad- 
uate Manager  under  this  section  are  now  under  the 
supervision  and  general  control  of  the  Director  of 
Physical   Education   for   men. 

ARTICLE  X. 

THE    ATHLETIC     BOARD. 

The  Athletic  Board  shall  have  absolute 
control  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  athletics 
in  the  University,  provided  that  their  action 
shall  not  conflict  with  the  rules  established  by 
the  University  Faculty. 


It  shall  have  power  to  frame  its  by-laws 
governing  time,  place  and  conduct  of  meet- 
ings and  all  matters  delegated  to  it  by  this 
constitution. 

If  a  quorum  is  not  present  at  any  meeting 
regularly  called,  The  Athletic  Board  shall 
have  power  to  transact  the  business  for  which 
the  meeting  was  called,  provided  that  all  the 
business  so  transacted  shall  have  been  posted 
with  the  notice  of  the  meeting. 

ARTICLE  XI. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Amendments  may  be  made  to  this  constitu- 
tion when  proposed  by  seven  members  of  the 
Board  or  by  fifty  members  of  the  Association 
and  ratified  by  a  two  thirds  vote  of  all  eligible 
voting  members  present  at  any  regular  meet- 
ing of  the  Association,  such  proposed  amend- 
ments to  be  printed  in  the  college  paper  at 
least  one  week  previous  to  the  meeting. 

This  constitution  shall  go  into  effect  im- 
mediately upon  its  ratification. 


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BY-LAWS. 


ARTICLE  I. 

OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  The  officers  of  the  Board  shall 
be  a  President,  Vice-President,  Secretary  and 
Executive  Committee.  The  Executive  Com- 
mittee shall  consist  of  the  President  of  the 
Athletic  Board,  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  and  a  third  member  chosen  by  the 
Athletic   Board. 

Section  2.  Election  of  officers  shall  be  by 
ballot  and  shall  take  place  at  the  regular  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Board. 

ARTICLE   II. 

DUTIES    OF    OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  The  duties  of  the  President, 
Vice-President  and  Secretary  shall  be  those 
usually  devolving  upon  such  officers  and  such 
other  duties  as  may  be  hereinafter  designated. 

Section  2.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the 
Secretary  to  secure  and  to  preserve  records 
of  the  time,  place,  score,  guarantee,  expenses, 
contestants  and  paid  attendance  of  all  events 
participated  in  by  the  University  teams ;  these 
to  be  kept  in  a  book  to  be  provided  for  that 
purpose. 

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Section  3.  It  shall  be  the  dtuy  of  the  grad- 
uate manager  to  prepare  and  present  to  the 
Board,  at  least  four  weeks  before  the  first 
public  event  of  the  season,  a  schedule  of  con- 
tests, also  to  present  to  the  chairman  of  the 
Faculty  Committee,  at  least  ten  days  before 
each  game,  a  list  of  the  contestants  and  substi- 
tutes who  are  to  take  part.  In  case  a  graduate 
manager  is  not  appointed,  said  duties  shall 
devolve  in  the  case  of  Foot  Ball,  on  the  Foot 
Ball  Committee;  in  the  case  of  Base  Ball,  on 
the  Base  Ball  Committee;  in  the  case  of 
Track  Athletics,  on  the  Track  Athletic  Com- 
mittee. 

Section  4.  The  Assistant  Manager  shall 
account  to  the  Board  for  all  property  pertain- 
ing to  his  team  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to 
keep  the  same  in  order  in  the  Association 
Room  and  to  talce  receipts  for  any  and  all  ar- 
ticles that  may  be  taken  from  the  gymnasium. 
(Note.) 

ARTICLE  III. 

ELECTION    OF    CAPTAINS. 

Section  1.  The  captain  of  the  foot  ball 
team  shall  be  elected  by  a  majority  vote  of 
the  foot  ball  players  who  have  played  three 
full  schedule  games  or  six  full  halves  in 
schedule  games.  The  captain  of  the  base  ball 
team  shall  be  elected  by  a  majority  vote  of 
the  base  ball  players  who  have  played  not  less 
than  fifteen  full  innings  in  three  games.  The 
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captain  of  the  track  athletic  team  shall  be 
elected  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  athletes  who 
have  won  one  point  in  an  inter-collegiate 
track  athletic  contest.  The  election  of  cap- 
tains shall  be  approved  by  the  Athletic  Board 
and  in  case  of  failure  to  elect  the  Athletic 
Board  shall  appoint  the  captain.  The  captain 
of  the  foot  ball  team  shall  be  elected  the 
first  Wednesday  of  December  and  the  captains 
of  the  base  ball  and  track  athletic  teams  shall 
be  elected  on  the  date  of  the  last  scheduled 
game  or  meet. 

Note:  The  duties  to  be  performed  by  the  As- 
sistant Manager  under  this  section  are  now  under 
the  supervision  and  general  control  of  the  Director 
of  Physical  Education  for  Men. 

ARTICLE  IV. 

COMMITTEES. 

Section  1.  Besides  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee there  shall  be  the  following  standing  Com- 
mittees ;  Faculty  Committee,  Auditing  Com- 
mittee, Field  Committee,  Foot  Ball  Committee. 
Base  Ball  Committee,  and  Track  Athletic 
Committee. 

Section  2.  The  Faculty  Committee  shall 
consist  of  the  Faculty  members  of  the  Ath- 
letic Board.  The  Field  Committee  and  the 
Auditing  Committee  shall  each  consist  of  one 
Student  member  and  one  Faculty  or  Alumni 
member  of  the  Board.  The  Foot  Ball,  Base 
Ball  and  Track  Athletic  Committees  shall  each 
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consist  of  the  student  manager  of  that  branch 
and  a  representative  of  the  Faculty  or  Alumni 
member  of  the  Board. 

Section  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Fac- 
ulty Committee  in  connection  with  the  Presi- 
dent to  examine  and  decide  all  questions  re- 
lating to  the  eligibility  of  the  participants  in 
any   contest. 

Section  4.  The  duties  of  the  Executive 
Committee  shall  be  to  act  upon  all  matters  that 
shall  require  attention  between  the  meetings 
of  the  Board.  Also  to  examine  monthly  all 
bills  and  to  approve  such  as  have  been  duly 
authorized  and  the  Treasurer  shall  pay  no 
bills  unless  approved  by  said  committee. 

Section  5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Au- 
diting Committee  to  audit  the  accounts  of  tne 
Treasurer  twice  each  year,  during  the  months 
of  June  and  December. 

Section  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Field 
Committee  to  have  general  control  of  the  field 
and  all  permanent  fixtures. 

Section  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Foot 
Ball,  Base  Ball  and  Track  Athletic  Commit- 
tees to  further  the  interest  and  have  imme- 
diate control  under  the  direction  of  the  Ath- 
letic Board,  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  their 
respective   branches. 

Section    8.     Whenever    the    Athletic    Board 

shall  employ   a   graduate   manager   for   any  of 

the    teams,    he    shall,    during   the   time    of   his 

appointment,    perform    the    duties    herein    as- 

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signed     to     the     Committee    controlling     that 
branch  of  athletics. 

ARTICLE  V. 

APPROPRIATION    OF    MONEY. 

Section  1.  The  Board  may  upon  request 
of  any  Committee  appropriate  specified  sums 
to  be  spent  under  the  supervision  of  said  Com- 
mittee, but  no  amount  of  said  sums  shall  be 
spent  except  by  the  approval  of  all  the  mem- 
bers of  said  Committees.  All  purchases  made 
by  said  Committee  shall  be  on  order  blanks 
signed  by  all  the  members  of  said  Committee. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

SUBSTITUTES    ACCOMPANYING    TEAMS. 

Section  1.  The  number  of  substitutes  ac- 
companying the  teams  in  a  contest  involving 
absence  from  the  city  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
Board  upon  recommendation  of  the  appro- 
priate committee. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

THE     TRAINING     TABLE. 

Section  1.  Such  players  as  have  been  rec- 
ommended by  the  proper  committee  shall  upon 
approval  of  the  Board  be  assigned  to  the 
I  raining  table. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

MEETINGS. 

Section  1.  The  regular  annual  meeting  of 
the  Board  shall  be  held  on  the  Friday  evening 


of  the  opening  week  of  each  College  year. 
Other  meetings  shall  be  held  at  such  intervals 
as  the  Board  may  from  time  to  time  decide. 
Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by 
the  President. 

Section  2.  Notice  of  special  meetings  shall 
be  sent  to  all  the  members  of  the  Board  at 
least  six  hours  before  the  time  of  the  meeting, 
and  shall  state  the  object  of  the  meeting. 

Section  3.  Assistant  Managers  and  Cap- 
tains of  teams  are  entitled  and  expected  to  be 
present  at  all  the  meetings  of  the  Board  ex- 
cept when  requested  to  withdraw  by  vote  of 
the  Board. 

Section  4.  A  quorum  of  the  Board  shall 
consist  of  a  majority  of  its  members. 


ARTICLE   IX. 

CONTRACTS,    PAYMENTS,    AND    CORRESPONDENCE. 

Section  1.  All  contracts  shall  be  in  forms 
prescribed  by  the  Board,  and  shall  be  imme- 
diately filed  with  the  Treasurer. 

Section  2.  Payments  shall  be  made  by 
check,  whenever  possible,  and  receipts  shall  be 
taken  for  all   cash  payments. 

Section  3.  At  the  end  of  each  season,  copies 
of  all  letters  writen  on  business  of  the  Board, 
together  with  all  letters  received,  shall  be 
filed  with   the  Secretary. 


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ARTICLE  X. 

ATHLETIC    FIELD. 

Section  1.  The  field  may  be  used  by  all 
University  organizations  in  so  far  as  such 
use  does  not  interfere  with  the  'Varsity  Teams, 
but  written  applications  must  be  made  to  the 
Chairman  of  the  Field  Committee,  and  such 
use  approved  by  him. 

Section  2.  The  following  are  entitled  to 
free  admission  to  the  Field  :  Members  of  the 
Board  and  the  Assistant  Manager,  Officers  of 
the  day  and  of  the  visiting  organization,  mem- 
bers and  substitutes  of  the  teams  participating, 
representatives  of  the  press.  Complimentary 
tickets  may  be  granted  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Athletic  Board. 

ARTICLE  XL 

RESERVE    FUND. 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  a  reserve  fund 
which  shall  be  as  rapidly  as  possible  built  up 
to  five  thousand  dollars,  and  shall  be  in- 
vested as  the  Board  may  decide.  This  fund 
shall  not  be  drawn  upon  except  by  unanimous 
action  of  the  members  of  the  Board,  and  in 
case  of  unavoidable  deficit,  the  securities  in 
which  such  fund  is  invested,  may  by  a  two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  of  the  Board,  be 
used  as  collateral  for  a  loan. 


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ARTICLE   XII. 

THE    'VARSITY    "o". 

Foot  Ball. 

Section  1.  The  'Varsity  "O"  may  be 
awarded  at  the  discretion  of  the  Athletic 
Board  to  such  men  as  shall  have  played  five  (5) 
full  games  or  the  equivalent  in  halves,  of  the 
the  last  eight  games  scheduled  for  the  season ; 
or  for  participating  in  the  Michigan  game  and 
the  last  game  of  the  season. 
Base  Ball. 

Section  2.  The  'Varsity  "O"  may  be 
awarded  at  the  discretion  of  the  Athletic 
Board  to  such  men  as  shall  have  played  a 
number  of  full  games  equal  to  one-half  of  the 
games  played  in  the  same  season ;  provided 
however  that  the  'Varsity  "O"  may  be 
awarded  to  pitchers  and  catchers  for  playing 
25  innings  in  five  games  during  the  same 
season,  in  their  respective  positions. 
'  Basket  Ball. 

Section  3.  The  'Varsity  "O"  may  be 
awarded  at  the  discretion  of  the  Athletic 
Board  to  men  who  have  played  six  full 
games  or  the  equivalent  in  halves  in  the  same 
season. 
Track. 

Section  4.  The  'Varsity  aO"  may  be 
awarded  at  the  discretion  of  the  Board  to  men 
who  have  won  one  first  or  two  seconds  in  a 
Meet  with  a  college  of  the   Ohio   Conference 

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or  the  Western  Conference,  or  a  college,  which 
in  the  judgment  of  the  Athletic  Board,  is  en- 
titled to  the  same  athletic  prominence  as  the 
colleges  above  described,  and  in  addition  have 
started  in  an  event  in  the  Annual  Meet  of  the 
Ohio  Conference  Colleges  in  the  same  season, 
or,  to  men  who  have  won  two  firsts  or  four 
seconds  in  not  fewer  than  two  meets  with  a 
college  or  colleges  of  the  above  description  in 
the  same  season,  or,  to  men  who  break  an 
Ohio  State  University  record  in  any  meet. 

Section  5.  The  'Varsity  "O"  may  be 
awarded  for  especial  superiority  in  athletics 
by  a  vote  of  three-fourths  of  all  the  members 
of  the  Athletic  Board,  to  any  one  not  included 
within  the  foregoing  provisions  of  Article 
XII,  Sections  1,  2,  3,  and  4. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Section  1.  These  By-Laws  may  be  amended 
by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  all  members  of  the 
Board,  notice  of  such  amendment  having  been 
given  at  a  previous  meeting. 


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REGULATIONS  FOR  ATHLETICS. 


(1)  SUPERVISION  AND  CONTROL. 

1.  The  supervision  and  general  control  of 
athletics  is  under  the  Director  of  Physical 
Education  for  Men. 

2.  The  duties  of  this  official,  which  pertain 
to  athletics,  are : 

(a)  Arrangement  of  all  schedules. 

(b)  Supervision  of  all  coaching,  training,, 

and  athletic  contests, 
(c)  Charge  of  the  athletic  field  and  all 
athletic  equipment, 
(d)  Making  of  all  purchases  and  ap- 
proval of  all  bills  of  expense  con- 
nected with  the  athletic  field,  ath- 
letic equipment,  and  athletic  con- 
tests. 

3.  The  assistant  coaches,  trainers,  etc., 
whose  salaries  are  paid  from  the  funds  of  the 
Athletic  Association,  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Director  of  Physical  Education  for  Men  on 
the  approval  of  the  Athletic  Board  of  said 
Association. 

(2)  FACULTY  RULES  REGARDING 

ATHLETICS. 

Athletic  games  are  forbidden  at  any  time 
before  4  P.  M.,  except  on  Saturday.     (61) 

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No  person  shall  represent  this  University  as 
a  contestant  in  any  intercollegiate  athletic 
game  or  other  public  event,  who  is  not  a  bona 
fide  student  of  the  University,  doing  full 
work,  and  not  delinquent  in  his  studies.     (62) 

No  student  of  this  University  shall  play  in 
any  intercollegiate  athletic  contest  until  after 
he  has  been  in  regular  attendance  during  six 
consecutive  months.      (63).     . 

No  student  may  engage  in  any  intercollegi- 
ate contest  until  he  has  passed  a  physical  ex- 
amination satisfactory  to  the  Director  of  the 
Gymnasium.      (64) 

Intercollegiate  games  shall  be  played  against 
bona  fide  students  only.     (65) 


RULES  OF  THE  OHIO  ATHLETIC 
CONFERENCE. 


1.  No  one  shall  participate  in  any  inter- 
collegiate sport  unless  he  is  a  bona  fide  under- 
graduate student,  doing  full  work  in  a  regular 
or  especial  course  as  defined  in  the  curriculum 
of  his  college. 

2.  No  student  shall  so  participate  until  he 
shall  have  been  in  attendance  in  his  college 
for  one  full  collegiate  year  subsequent  to  at- 
taining the  equivalent  of  Freshman  rank  in  the 

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liberal  arts  course,   or   in   a  four  year's  engi- 
neering course. 

3.  No  student  shall  participate  in  intercol- 
legiate athletics  upon  the  teams  of  any  col- 
lege or  colleges  for  more  than  three  (four 
years  until  the  fall  of  1907)  years  in  the  ag- 
gregate ;  and  any  member  of  a  college  team 
who  plays  in  any  part  of  any  intercollegiate 
contest  does  hereby  participate  in  athletics  for 
the  year.  (Interpretation  :  —  Students  who 
play  in  the  first  contest  after  the  opening  of 
the  respective  season,  shall  not  be  considered 
as  having  participated. 

4.  No  student  shall  be  permitted  to  partici- 
pate in  any  intercollegiate  contest  who  is 
found  by  the  faculty  to  be  delinquent  in  his 
studies. 

5.  No  student  shall  play  in  any  game  under 
an  assumed  name. 

6.  Any  person  participating  in  any  athletic 
contest  as  a  member  of  a  college  team,  when 
not  a  student  in  the  institution  represented, 
is  hereafter  debarred  from  participation  in  any 
intercollegiate  contests  conducted  under  these 
rules. 

7.  A  student  who  participates  in  intercol- 
legiate athletics  and  does  not  complete  the 
work  of  that  term  or  semester,  shall  not  be 
permitted  to  compete  in  the  same  sport  in  his 
next  year  of  residence. 

8.  No  person  shall  be  admitted  to  any  inter- 
collegiate  contest   who    receives    any   gift,    re- 

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numeration,    or    pay    for   his    services    on    the 
college  team. 

9.  No  student  shall  participate  in  any  in- 
tercollegiate contest  who  has  ever  used  or  is 
using  his  knowledge  of  athletics  or  his  athletic 
skill  for  gain.  No  person  who  receives  any 
compensation  from  the  institution  for  services 
rendered  by  way  of  regular  instruction  shall  be 
allowed  to  play  on  any  team. 

10.  Participation  of  college  students  in 
athletic  sports  as  members  of  professional  or 
semi-professional  teams,  shall  render  such 
students  ineligible  to  membership  in  college 
teams ;  a  semi-professional  team  being  one 
which  contains  one  or  more  members  who  are 
engaged  for  the  whole  or  part  of  a  season  for 
pecuniary   compensation. 

11.  Athletic  Committees  shall  require  each 
candidate  for  a  team  to  represent  the  institu- 
tion in  intercollegiate  contests  to  subscribe  to 
a  statement  that  he  is  eligible  under  the  letter 
and  spirit  of  the  rules  adopted. 

12.  All  intercollegiate  games  shall  be  played 
on  ground  either  owned  by  or  under  control 
of  one  or  both  of  the  colleges  participating  in 
the  contest,  and  all  intercollegiate  games  shall 
be  played  under  student  or  college  manage- 
ment, and  not  under  the  control  of  any  corpo- 
ration or  association,  or  private  individual. 

13.  The_  election  of  captains  and  managers 
of  teams  in  each  college  shall  be  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  faculty  committee  on  athletics. 

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14.  College  foot-ball  teams  shall  play  only 
with  teams  representing  educational  institu- 
tions. 

15.  Teams  other  than  the  regular  college  or 
"varsity"  teams  in  all  branches  of  athletics 
shall  play  only  with  teams  of  their  own  insti- 
tutions. 

16.  Pre-season  training  (in  the  sense  of  or- 
ganized training  of  the  foot-ball  team  during 
the  summer  vacation)    shall  not  be  permitted. 

*17.  The  maintenance  of  a  training  table  (in 
the  sense  of  a  table  conducted,  wholly  or  in 
part,  at  the  expense  of  others  than  the  board- 
ers)   shall  not  be  permitted. 

18.  Before  every  intercollegiate  contest  the 
respective  chairmen  of  the  athletic  commit- 
tees of  the  institutions  concerned  shall  submit 
to  each  other  certified  lists  of  the  players 
eligible  under  the  rules  adopted  to  participate 
in  said  contest.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
captains  of  the  respective  teams  to  exclude  v' 
players  from  the  contest,  except  those  certi- 
fied. 


*Note  —  As  rule  17  has  been  rejected  by  one 
institution,  under  the  privilege  of  the  "White 
Resolution,"  and  the  action  defining  the  date  of 
application  of  Rule  3  has  been  similarly  re- 
jected by  four  institutions,  these  two  rules 
will  not  become  operative  unless  reaffirmed 
by  the   Conference. 


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